Devils Gate Power Station

Devils Gate Dam
Location of Devils Gate Dam
Country	Australia
Location	Tasmania
Coordinates	41°21′1″S 146°15′48″E / 41.35028°S 146.26333°E / -41.35028; 146.26333Coordinates: 41°21′1″S 146°15′48″E / 41.35028°S 146.26333°E / -41.35028; 146.26333
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Opening date	1969
Owner(s)	Hydro Tasmania
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Concrete arch
Height	84 metres (276 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Barrington
Power station
Name	Devils Gate Power Station
Turbines	1 x Francis turbine
Installed capacity	63 MW

Devils Gate Power Station is a hydroelectric power station commissioned in 1969. It is in the Mersey-Forth catchment in Tasmania. The station has one Francis-type turbine, with a generating capacity of 63 megawatts (84,000 hp).^[1]

The Devils Gate Dam created Lake Barrington, a world famous rowing venue that hosted the 1990 World Rowing Championships. The dam is 84 metres (276 ft) high. It is one of the thinnest concrete arch dams in the world.^[1]

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External links

• Hydro Tasmania page on the Mersey Forth catchment